Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1,749 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Slovakia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1,749 for persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Slovakia peaked at 1,882 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,727, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 42nd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,850 | — |
| 2015 | 1,851 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,834 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,839 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,846 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,851 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,882 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,790 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,734 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,727 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,734 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,749 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,845 | 1,834 | 1,851 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,769 | 1,727 | 1,882 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Slovakia?
- Persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Slovakia was 1,749 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,882 in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,727 in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Slovakia ranks 42nd out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.